Muggsy Bogues vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Muggsy Bogues that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Muggsy Bogues

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Muggsy Bogues: 1987-88 to 2000-01
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Muggsy Bogues 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Muggsy Bogues 14 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Muggsy Bogues 5 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Muggsy Bogues 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Muggsy Bogues 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Muggsy Bogues 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Muggsy Bogues 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Muggsy Bogues 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Muggsy Bogues 7.7 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Muggsy Bogues 2.6 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Muggsy Bogues 7.6 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Muggsy Bogues 1.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Muggsy Bogues 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Muggsy Bogues 6,858 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Muggsy Bogues 2,318 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Muggsy Bogues 6,726 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Muggsy Bogues 1,369 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Muggsy Bogues 39 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Muggsy Bogues 889 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Muggsy Bogues .458 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Muggsy Bogues .278 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Muggsy Bogues .827 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Muggsy Bogues 11.1 (1995) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Muggsy Bogues 4.1 (1994) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Muggsy Bogues 10.7 (1990) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Muggsy Bogues 2.1 (1992) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Muggsy Bogues 0.1 (1989) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Muggsy Bogues 8.9 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Muggsy Bogues 2.7 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Muggsy Bogues 5.6 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Muggsy Bogues 1.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Muggsy Bogues 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Muggsy Bogues 170 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Muggsy Bogues 51 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Muggsy Bogues 107 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Muggsy Bogues 33 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Muggsy Bogues 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Muggsy Bogues 19 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Muggsy Bogues .419 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Muggsy Bogues .476 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Muggsy Bogues .769 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Muggsy Bogues 16.0 (1997) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Muggsy Bogues 4.0 (1993) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Muggsy Bogues 7.8 (1993) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Muggsy Bogues 2.7 (1993) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Muggsy Bogues 0.0 (2000) George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.